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DocumentThe role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations2024

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-138
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
138 - The neural signatures of leadership: Two-brain directed synchronization during eye contact
Duration: 2019-07 - 2023-09
Researcher(s):
Caroline Di Bernardi Luft, Isabelle Mareschal
Institution(s): School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
Luft, C. D. B.
Secondary author(s):
Mareschal, I.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Brain-to-brain synchronization / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Hyperscanning / Eye-tracking / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-138.05
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26770
Abstract/Results: Abstract:
Alpha oscillations are known to play a central role in several higher-order cognitive functions, especially selective attention, working memory, semantic memory, and creative thinking. Nonetheless, we still know very little about the role of alpha in the
generation of more remote semantic associations, which is key to creative and semantic cognition. Furthermore, it remains unclear how these oscillations are shaped by the intention to “be creative,” which is the case in most creativity tasks.
We aimed to address these gaps in two experiments. In Experiment 1, we compared alpha oscillatory activity (using a method which distinguishes genuine oscillatory activity from transient events) during the generation of free associations which were
more vs. less distant from a given concept. In Experiment 2, we replicated these findings and also compared alpha oscillatory activity when people were generating free associations versus associations with the instruction to be creative (i.e. goal-directed).
We found that alpha was consistently higher during the generation of more distant semantic associations, in both experiments. This effect was widespread, involving areas in both left and right hemispheres. Importantly, the instruction to be creative
seems to increase alpha phase synchronisation from left to right temporal brain areas, suggesting that intention to be creative changed the flux of information in the brain, likely reflecting an increase in top-down control of semantic search processes. We
conclude that goal-directed generation of remote associations relies on top-down mechanisms compared to when associations are freely generated.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Zioga, I.
Secondary author(s):
Kenett, Y. N., Giannopoulos, A., Di Bernardi Luft, C.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Zioga, I., Kenett, Y. N., Giannopoulos, A., & Di Bernardi Luft, C. (2024). The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations. Human Brain Mapping, 45(10), e26770. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26770
2-year Impact Factor: 3.5|2023
Times cited: 0|2024-08-07
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: alpha oscillations / creativity / EEG / free associations / goal-directed / instructions / semantic associations / semantic cognition / semantic control

The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations

The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations